ACQUISITIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Cummins-American Corp.

Effective May 31, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of CAC, the holding company for GSB. The partnership has enhanced the Company’s existing deposit, commercial banking, and wealth management presence in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. GSB’s results of operations were included in the Company’s results of operations beginning June 1, 2021. First Busey operated GSB as a separate banking subsidiary until August 14, 2021, when it was merged with and into Busey Bank. At that time, all GSB banking centers became branches of Busey Bank.

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, each share of CAC common stock issued and outstanding as of the effective date was converted into the right to receive 444.4783 shares of First Busey common stock and $14,173.96 in cash, which reflects adjustments made to the cash consideration in accordance with the terms of the definitive agreement. The fair value of the common stock of First Busey issued as part of the consideration paid to the holders of CAC common stock was determined on the basis of the closing price of First Busey’s common shares on May 28, 2021, the last trading day immediately preceding the acquisition date of May 31, 2021. As additional consideration provided to CAC’s stockholders in the merger, CAC paid a special dividend to its stockholders in the amount of $60.0 million, or $12,087.58 per share of CAC common stock, on May 28, 2021.

This transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration exchanged was recorded at estimated fair values on the date of acquisition. Fair values were subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date, as additional information regarding the closing date fair values became available, and were final as of May 31, 2022. The Company did not record any fair value adjustments during 2022.

As the total consideration paid for CAC exceeded the estimated fair value of net assets acquired, goodwill of $6.3 million was recorded as a result of the acquisition. The amount of goodwill recognized as a result of this transaction is expected to be fully tax deductible for federal income tax purposes in accordance with the Company’s election pursuant to Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code. Goodwill recorded for this transaction reflects synergies expected from the acquisition and expansion within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, and was assigned to the Banking operating segment.

First Busey incurred $0.8 million and $13.6 million in pre-tax expenses related to the acquisition of CAC for the years ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively. Expenses in 2022 were comprised primarily of compensation expense and data processing expense, which are reported as components of noninterest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the fair value of consideration transferred, were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	CAC
	May 31, 2021
Assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	298,637
Securities	702,367
Portfolio loans, net of ACL	430,470
Premises and equipment	17,034
Other intangible assets	17,340
Mortgage servicing rights	629
Other assets	8,176
Total assets acquired	1,474,653

Liabilities assumed
Deposits	1,315,671
Other borrowings	16,651
Other liabilities	19,205
Total liabilities assumed	1,351,527

Net assets acquired	$	123,126

Consideration paid:
Cash	$	70,358
Common stock	59,105
Total consideration paid	$	129,463

Goodwill	$	6,337

The fair value of PCD financial assets was $60.5 million on the date of acquisition. Gross contractual amounts receivable relating to the PCD financial assets was $65.2 million. The Company estimated, on the date of acquisition, that $4.2 million of the contractual cash flows specific to the PCD financial assets will not be collected.